Investment Q&A

Q: hello 5i:
We've been looking at adding one of these two to our health care sector, but if I have it right (please comment), AND is as much transportation (Industrial) as it is Health Care, and NBLY is as much Consumer Discretionary as it is health care. Am I correct and which one do you see as having more upside?
thanks
Paul L

Q: What are your views on Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)? Are there other preferred cyber security related stocks that you suggest?

Q: How would you rank these Canadian small cap tech stocks for (a) new money now and (b) future growth prospects?

Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i,
So grateful for your very quick and frank intervention in response to my request for counselling this morning as I grappled with the irrational urge to sell ATZ 'because it is up'. I've printed your answer and it's pinned to my wall for reference when that urge strikes again regarding another name sometime in the future, as it inevitably will.
And with regard to finding another name where that urge might arise, can you identify 2 or 3 (regardless of sector) that check some or all of the boxes you highlighted with ATZ - strong momentum in sales and earnings (not just sales, I notice), broker upgrades, positive surprises on earnings estimates, US growth (nice but not essential for me) online sales, rising market cap and near immunity to the pandemic? I realize there may be very few, if any, that meet all those criteria, but do you see any that come close?
Thanks and thanks again.
Peter

Q: My grandson has been financially responsible and soon to be mortgage free. He has made some investments with with a financial advisor who has him in high MER mutual funds. He doesn't feel competent to have a self-directed stock account but he would like to invest using ETFs. Can you recommend where I might start in searching for an advisor who would be willing to invest in ETFs for a relatively small ($40,000) account to start. My grandson lives in Greater Vancouver.
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: Any canadian growth stocks looking juicy to snap up currently for a TFSA? Thanks

Q: Hi 5i,

Thanks for your great service over the last two years. I’m very happy with how I’m doing based on your insights.

My portfolio analytics suggest I am underweight in consumer cyclicals and consumer defensive.

Please recommend your top 3 US buys in each area.

Also, please suggest your top 3 US buys right now regardless of sector.

Q: i own each of the listed companies ... approx 5% of the portfolio and down approx 8% overall but waiting for recovery ....what i find interesting is that broker targets overall are substantially higher, even recent evaluations ... are these recommendations worth considering when buying stocks and what is your overall assessment of this list ... while I wait for recovery or US to pass SAFE .. thx

Q: Which do you believe will show greater growth next year: LULU or AMZN? Thank you.

Q: I'm interested in these ETF themes, how would you rank them long term? Do you see any overlap between ICLN and LIT? And if I wanted to go the individual stock route instead of the ETF, what would be your top two individual stock picks within each ETF (either cad or us listed). Thank you!

Q: What are you thoughts on the recent run by plug. I know there is some energy concerns that has investors looking a alternatives.
Is this a breakout event? Is it sustainable?

Q: Your opinion on Hut 8 Mining Corp (TSX: HUT) please?

Thank you.

Q: Any reasons why these two keep going backwards ?

Q: I've had success buying good out-of-favor companies, especially in tax-loss season. In 2020, I loaded up on rate resent preferreds at very low prices (so the effective interest payments were good even if interest rates stayed low). This gave me optionality in case rates ever climbed. I also bought TOU and CVE when oil prices were extremely low.
This is for 5% of my portfolio, and is patient money. Suggestions?

Q: I am considering investing in an electric vehicle company for the long term (5 to 10 years). Would you consider Lucid to be a good investment at this time? How would you compare Lucid to other electric vehicle company investments? Thank you

Q: Hello team,

I am up 40% on CAE, which I don't think is going any farther until planes are back in the sky in a meaningful way. Would you agree?

If you more or less agree, I am thinking of selling CAE and put the proceeds to one or two of the followings ordered base on my losses in each. The original investment is almost the same amount in each stock with the exception of BLFY which was 1/2 of others:

U (+7%)
Appl (-1%)
ABNB (-5%)
PLTR (-6%)
CRNC (-23%)
BLFY (-40%)
PINS (-28%)

Would you average down or would you sit tight? I know you don't like averaging down in general, but I thought I would ask as sometimes there are better growth opportunities and it does make sense to build up a larger position.

Thanks for the help!

Q: I know you like ADT.B as a company and its management but the stock hasn't done much over the past couple of years. At some point does the lack of share price growth warrant removal from the portfolio?

Savaria is another one, and despite all the potential for a reopening trade Air Canada isn't 'taking off'. Do you think these two should be considered for replacement with something else that can provide better growth?

Please deduct credits accordingly.

Q: I just read that Q4 IPO is on again. To me it seems that the company is operating in a fantastic market space, provided it can exploit all the segments. Do you think it has the potential or am I being over optimistic? Are there any other companies operating in this area? Thanks for your input.

Q: There is quite a rush of IPOs coming on the market. Can you please rank the potential of these IPOs and any financial details you may have
Q4 Corp
D2L Corp
Propel Holdings
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Thanks

Q: As retirees with moderate risk tolerance, Telus is a 4% core holding in a mainly conservative dividend portfolio. We realize (and like) that Telus Health is a small part of the company. We are considering a 1% position in Well for diversification in Health sector, and would appreciate your thoughts on it. Is this an opportune time to buy, or does 5i expect tax loss selling to put more downward pressure as year-end approaches? Thank you. Edward